With over 10 years of EDU experience and a growing family, Mariah started Playful Learning in 2008 as a resource for parents and teachers. In 2010 Playful Learning received the Parent’s Choice Gold Medal, and in August of 2011, Shambhala Publications released her first book, Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder. Mariah has an M.S. Ed in Elementary Education and was that girl sitting in the back of class thinking about what she would do differently if she was the teacher. Now she is happily working with a team of gifted educators to bring life-changing lessons to children, families, and schools around the world. In her free time she can be found taking long walks, enjoying a cup of tea, or swimming in the Atlantic with her husband and two daughters.

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The Eric Carle author study is designed to help children form a strong bond to the books that they read.

BOOK CLUB: MO WILLEMS AUTHOR STUDY

Participants will learn about about developing characters, making inferences and the basic elements of plot through delving into the work and unique writing style of Mo Willems.

BOOK CLUB: SHARON CREECH AUTHOR STUDY

Simile, voice and word choice, OH MY! Sharon Creech has authored many award-winning books during her career.Let’s take a look at how books made up of poetry are different than regular novels.

“Playful Learning’s blend of visual materials, video, informative articles, and useable printouts made this workshop invaluable and well worth the investment. Really, I wish this would never end. I can’t wait to sign up for the next workshop, no matter what the content!”